Home fortress one stop away

Confident: Frank Lampard snr is sure Reading are one win away from turning their season around

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Frank Lampard Snr is hoping waiting for Reading’s first home win at Madejski Stadium will be like waiting for a London bus.

The 60-year-old football consultant admitted that Royals’ winless streak at home wasn’t good enough, but he tipped the squad to make amends by grabbing all three points against Peterborough United tomorrow.

He said: “It is a long while to go, it’s too long and it shouldn’t happen.

“We’ve come in and are trying to get things going for how we want to play. I think when the first win at home comes it’ll be like waiting for a London bus. One will come along and then there will be more - we’re confident.”

The former West Ham United assistant manager and father of Chelsea and England star Frank Lampard was at the Cardiff City game with his son, who thought Reading were unlucky to lose 1-0.

“He was there, he thought we worked hard in the second half and deserved something, we had a chat about it afterwards too,” said Lampard snr.

“I think we were entitled to at least a draw out of it if not a win. We’re disappointed and I thought in the first half we were off the pace a bit, but we are playing a new shape and formation still.

“The second half they put Cardiff under pressure and we’ll keep plugging away and hopefully turn the corner in the next game or so.

“You’ve got to show that nasty little bit inside you sometimes and be ruthless in and around the box. They need to keep up with the amount of shots on goal and take their chances.”

The Posh’s manager Darren Ferguson, son of another football legend, Manchester United boss Sir Alex, was scouting out Royals at Madejski Stadium in their clash against Cardiff.

The Posh are also struggling in the Championship after being promoted from League 1, but Lampard snr believes Reading should be able to come back from London Road with a win under their belts.

“We’ve got to get there and get three points and I’m sure we can,” said Lampard.

“We try to play the ball on the floor and move it around and we have to keep believing in ourselves, but I’m sure we’ll come out the other end of it – it’s just a matter of getting that little breakthrough.

“We need to get a result and we’ve got the game coming up tomorrow and we need to go out there and make sure we get the three points.”

Lampard snr followed manager Brendan Rodgers from Watford to Reading after he and Rodgers struck up a good friendship meeting at Chelsea.

Although he isn’t present at all of Royals’ games he is down at the training ground every day working with the first-team squad.

He added: “I’m out every day on the training pitch and after training I might take some of the lads away to do some specific stuff individually.

“Be it activities to help condition their fitness such as sprinting, heading, passing, there’s a whole range of things.

“I’m also here to help support and be alongside Brendan – especially at times like now when we’re not breaking through teams.